taylor



@niirh tat 2s ignites @ffipg,

IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON BRAKE.

@112 gdgehule Infarct ta in flgesr "gtetters 35mm me making gm of flgr smut.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, O. C. TAYLOR, of Home, in the county oi' Bradford, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Wagon Brakes-i andI do hereby declare thst the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,-refere ncc being had to the accompanying drawings'and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making a. part of this specification, A and B represent the axles of a wagon, supported upon wheels, as usual, and connected by the pcrch-pole C. D D represent the fronthounds of the wagon, which are connected back of the front axle and under the perch-pole by means of a cross-her, E. Pivoted to the cross-bar E, neer its outer ends, are two levers, F F, and the inner ends of theselevers are connected by means of rods d d to a rod, e, which runs along on the under side of the wagon tongue to its forward end, and which is there connected to a collnr,f. a a represent two metallic springs, which are secured at their inner ends to the under side of the levers F F. z'z'represcnt two brake blocks, which are secured to the outer ends of the springs a a. The brake blocks 2' i are provided on their backs with a shoulder, which fits hen the brake is applied to the wheel) against the under side of the levers F F. As soon as the. brake is relieved from the wheel the spring draws the block from close contact pith the lever. When the wagon is backed the springs 11 a yield (the wheels pressing the blocks down) so that the block s do not act to impede the turning of the wheel.

The neck-yoke, which is slipped over the end of the tongue, actsv against the sleeve or collarf when the wagon is going down hill or when it is desirable to stop the wagon suddenly, and the rod 0, which connects to levers F, by means of rods (Z d, serves to apply the brake blocks to the wheels and thus stop or impede the motion of the wagon. When the Wagon is being drawn up hill, or on level ground, the brake blocks, as will be readily seen, are not epplied to the wheels.

I do not claim the use of the springs to which the blocks are attached, nor do I claim attaching blocks to separate levers, nor do I claim operating the blocks from the neck-yoke, but having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement'of the blocks and'springs upon the outer ends of the separate levers F F, when used in combination with the bar EL, rods d d, and rod c, substantially in the mnnnerandfor the purpose specified.

As evidence that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

O. C. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

SABIN ALLEN, EDWARD Hermon, Jr. 

